Mon 21 AprMonday 21 AprilMon 21 Apr 2025 at 11:18pmLoading... When a reigning pope's health ails, speculation swirls about who could be his successor. (Reuters: Remo Casilli) Cardinal Peter Erdo in 2013. (Reuters: Max Rossi) Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle in 2013. (Reuters: Tony Gentile) Cardinal Pietro Parolin in 2021. (Reuters: Edgard Garrido) Cardinal Matteo Zuppi in 2023. (Reuters: Maxim Shemetov) Cardinal Anders Arborelius in 2017. (Reuters: Alessandro Bianchi) Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline in 2023. (Reuters: Vatican Media) Cardinal Angelo Bagnasco in 2016. (Reuters: Stefano Rellandini) Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu in 2023.(Reuters: Luc Gnago) Cardinal Charles Maung Bo in 2015.(Reuters: Alessandro Bianchi) Cardinal Stephen Brislin look on after being elevated to the rank of cardinal at the Vatican, September 30, 2023. (Reuters: Yara Nardi) Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke in 2023. (Reuters: Remo Casilli) Cardinal Willem Jacobus Eijk in 2013.(Reuters: Max Rossi ) Cardinal Fernando Filoni in 2014. (Reuters: Ari Jala) Cardinal Kurt Koch in 2021. (Reuters: Ettore Ferrari) Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Muller in 2014. (Reuters: Max Rossi) Cardinal Marc Ouellet in 2013. (Reuters: Tony Gentile) Cardinal Mauro Piacenza in 2018. (AFP: Andreas Solaro) Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa in 2023. (Reuters: Yara Nardi) Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith in 2019. (Reuters: Thomas Peter) Cardinal Robert Sarah in 2013.(Reuters: Alessandro Bianchi ) Cardinal Daniel Fernando Sturla Berhouet in 2015. (Reuters: Alessandro Bianchi) Cardinal Jose Tolentino de Mendonca in 2025. (Reuters: Ciro De Luca) Pope Francis's real name was Jorge Mario Bergoglio.(Getty: Jeff J Mitchell) Pope Benedict XVI.(Reuters) Pope John Paul II.(Reuters: Luciano Mellace)Loading...Posted 21 Apr 202521 Apr 2025Mon 21 Apr 2025 at 11:18pm, updated 22 Apr 202522 Apr 2025Tue 22 Apr 2025 at 9:52pmSharePhoto shows Pope Francis sits with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia MeloniPhoto shows Pope Francis grinning while wearing white robes and a silver Catholic cross chain and waving with his left handPhoto shows A close-up of an old man in glasses and a white hat speaks into a microphone and gestures.Photo shows Pope Francis sitting on a white chair during a service.
Photo shows Pope Francis grinning while wearing white robes and a silver Catholic cross chain and waving with his left hand
Photo shows A close-up of an old man in glasses and a white hat speaks into a microphone and gestures.